Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-08-09
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TERRE HILL, Aug. THE cool weather
end pleasant day brought thrones Of people
70 the campniestiue here The services
were opened q O'Clock with prayer meet
Ing and experience meeting which closed st
10 O'Clock, after which preaching COM
men ced. Presiding Elder Rev. VIM.
0ehman ofiiciated and prsached remarkably
we'll, drawing . large congregation. AHer
services were closed al partook Of some TO
freohmenta Al one O'Clock the hell rung
for services. Reva Lsmpert and Straum
preached In the afternoon and delivered able
sermons in the English language and
attracted larse congregations In the even
ing Rev. kaufman preached at the services
and Invitation was given TO sinners to come
forward. Your correspondent could not
learn how many went forward on account Of
the immense crowd that hsd gathered there.
This camp was one of the largest ever held
In Lancaster county. People could not he
accommodated. The owner Of the ground
charged an admission OF 10 cents, which
amounted to over $1,000. To give an idea Of
the crowd Of people, there were hundreds OF
teams hitched to the outside Of the ground,
and the fields were crowded with teaina
There were about ten thousand people on the
ground. Ten omnibuses were running to
town and were crowded all the time The
restaurants and hotels were cleaned out OF
edibles and the boarding house near the
ground, which was getting In fresh supplies
ali the time, could not accommodate the
crowd.
Everything passed Oft nicely and orderly
with the exception of . few carriage collisions
which occurred between the grounds and the
town, . number OF wheels being broken. Mr..
Samuel Showalter Was run into and had his
carriage upset, throwing out his family into
the ditch. Fortunately Mr. Showalter caught
hold of his horse and by the assistance OF
others he was held until the family Was got.
ten out from under the carriage. Mrs Sno-
walter aud her babe received . few bruises
and had their faces scratched badly. There
was no one very seriously hurt, but the whole
top Of the carriage was torn OF from the box.
Mr.. Showalter brought the carriage into town
topless, while his family walked. MIR. s, IL
seems, has all the bad luck. A few weeks
ago he came nearly being killed by . colt
kicking him squsrely on the forehead. Had
the colt worn shoes Showalter would probs.
bly, have been killed.
Csmpmeetipg will continue until weines.
day evening. There are twenty-five tent
erected.
Terre Hill Is In q more booming condition
than 1t has been for some time. The cigal
business is Frightening up. Mr.. c. r. Rich
l mond cannot supply his trade. He is put
ting on hands every day, and will employ
great many more hands II he can get them
He intends to enlarge his factory and put th'
third story on for public hall, which vii
be grand improvement for Terre Hill.
DR.. Fentzler, OF Rneinholdsville, who ha
had . practice OF % years at that place, hs
sold out, and will move to Terre Hill wher,
he will hang out his sbingle. He has rentet
the property Of H. h. kintzer In the eastern
end OF the village.
Mr.. Solomon Fair, OF Pottstown, is visitinl
this place, the guest Of Samuel Slater.
Miss Francis Miller, OF Philadelphia, II
visiting here, the guest OF John Shestfsr.
stoverdste Csmpmeeting.
To-day Sloverdale campmeetiDg, near Mid
dIetown begina This camp embraces
number OF congregations of the United
Brethren in Christ in this and Lebanon snt
Dauphin counties. This morning quite
| company Of folks from his city and v.cinit,
/ left for this notei place on the 9:3l train.